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Orkney Islands
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Orkney Islands. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
11,587Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,704 approved or refused records
429Refused applications

9,275 approved · 429 refused · 552 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jan 2005 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Development and Marine Planning (policy)Pre-application advice Pre-application AdviceConservation areas Conservation Area Consent

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas6 mapped area records
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.

More application records

  1. Decided08/505/PPF

    Erect a house

    Greenfield (Land Near), Toab

    Received 23 Oct 2008
  2. Decided08/506/PPF

    Extend a house

    Berstane Farm, St Ola

    Received 27 Oct 2008
  3. Decided08/507/PPF

    Remove 2 antennas and replace with 3 antennas, support poles, feeder cables and ancillary equipment

    Kirkwall Telephone Exchange, Brandyquoy, Kirkwall

    Received 27 Oct 2008
  4. Decided08/508/PPF

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    West Manse, Westray, KW17 2DR

    Received 27 Oct 2008
  5. Decided08/509/PPR

    Erect a house

    8 Melvin Place, Stromness

    Received 28 Oct 2008
  6. Decided08/510/PPF

    Extend a house

    Iona, Lynn Park, Kirkwall

    Received 29 Oct 2008
  7. Decided08/511/PPF

    Erect a slatted court

    Lower Hobbister, Stenness, KW16 3HQ

    Received 4 Nov 2008
  8. Decided08/512/PPF

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    Odinstone, Shapinsay,

    Received 4 Nov 2008
  9. Decided08/513/PPF

    Extend a shop

    Orkney Office Supplies Ltd, Crowness Place, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, KW15 1RG

    Received 5 Nov 2008
  10. Decided08/514/PPF

    Extend a shop

    Fursbreck Pottery, Old School, Harray, KW17 2JR

    Received 5 Nov 2008
  11. Decided08/515/PPO

    Siting of 2 replacement houses

    Bankburn, St Margaret's Hope

    Received 5 Nov 2008
  12. Decided08/516/PPF

    Extend a house

    Windermere, Kirkwall, KW15 1UL

    Received 5 Nov 2008
  13. Decided08/517/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Cott Of Gaira, St Margaret's Hope

    Received 6 Nov 2008
  14. Decided08/518/PPF

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Willowbank (Land Near), School Road, St Margaret's Hope

    Received 7 Nov 2008
  15. Decided08/519/PPF

    Erect a garage

    2 North Ness, Lyness, KW16 3NY

    Received 10 Nov 2008
  16. Decided08/520/AD

    Display signage

    The Waterside, Atlantis Lodges, Finstown, KW17 2EH

    Received 10 Nov 2008
  17. Decided08/521/PPF

    Erect a garage

    Lonnie, Sanday, KW17 2BA

    Received 12 Nov 2008
  18. Decided08/522/LB

    Relocate entrance door to provide disability access and install new window

    Cavern Youth Club, Kirkwall Town Hall, Kirkwall

    Received 12 Nov 2008
  19. Decided08/523/PPF

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    Langskaill, Rousay, KW17 2PS

    Received 12 Nov 2008
  20. Decided08/524/PPF

    Erect a house (amendment to approval of 08/077)

    Greenfield (Land Near), Toab

    Received 18 Nov 2008
  21. Decided08/525/PPF

    Extend a house

    Achnagowan, Innertown, Stromness, KW16 3JP

    Received 18 Nov 2008
  22. Decided08/526/PPF

    Erect GP shed

    East Myre, Sanday, KW17 2BA

    Received 18 Nov 2008
  23. Decided08/527/APN

    Extend shed to create sheltered feeding area

    Bachylis, Orphir, KW16 3HD

    Received 18 Nov 2008
  24. Decided08/528/PPF

    Erect 2 houses

    Community Centre & School (Land Near), North Ronaldsay

    Received 18 Nov 2008

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Orkney Islands, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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